Jerry Tubbs

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Jerry Tubbs
Date of birth: January 23, 1935 (1935-01-23) (age 73)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Throckmorton, Texas
Career information
Position(s): Linebacker
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick 10
Organizations
 As player:
1957-1958
1958-1959
1960-1966
Chicago Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls: 1
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Gerald Tubbs (born January 23, 1935 in Throckmorton, Texas) is a former American football linebacker who played for ten seasons in the National Football League from 1957 to 1966, mainly for the Dallas Cowboys. After his retirement he stayed with the Cowboys as an assistant coach for 22 years.

Tubbs played college football at the University of Oklahoma. In 1996 he was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. Tubbs never played in a game his team lost until turning pro.